Continental Tire guarantees job interview for MFG 1200 qualifiers from Rend Lake College

INA, Ill. (Dec. 19, 2012) - Continental Tire the Americas in Mount Vernon is guaranteeing a job interview for students who qualify through Rend Lake College’s new course, Manufacturing Employment Skills.
    â€œAn opportunity like this doesn’t come along very often,” said Chris Nielsen, dean of the Applied Science and Technology Division at RLC. “If a student completes this course with a B, and they meet the employment requirements for Continental Tire, they will be given a job interview at CTA. It’s a great chance to join a terrific team. Continental’s the largest employer in our area and its commitment to this demonstrates their faith in RLC as a training partner. We are ready to deliver.”
    Manufacturing Employment Skills, or MFG 1200, is slated to start Jan. 28 on the RLC main campus in Ina. Students will meet for a total of 48 hours over eight weeks. The class will be held from 6-10 p.m., on Mondays and Wednesdays, and attendance is mandatory. It is worth three college credit hours. The cost is $288 plus the price of the textbook, and students are required to pre-register and pre-pay.
    Rend Lake’s MFG 1200 is designed to familiarize students with the history of the manufacturing industry, along with the manufacturing industry in proximity to RLC. Learners will also be expected to demonstrate necessary workplace skills required to be a safe, productive employee in industry. Topics covered will include history and types of manufacturing, safety in the workplace, work ethics, work environment, shift work and schedules, and human resources. Successful students will exhibit they have incorporated instruction into their day-to-day activities. This complete course, along with individual evaluations, could be used as an employee screening tool.
    â€œWe’re excited about this opportunity to partner with RLC,” said TJ McKinney, human resources manager at Continental Tire the Americas Mt. Vernon. “This is a great education program and we hope to see many students come out of this class with high marks and eager to interview with Continental Tire. In May 2011 we announced an expansion which added 444 new full time positions.  Currently, we are working towards filling roughly 200 of those remaining production positions and hope to find many qualified candidates from the RLC program.”
    To register for the course, or for additional information, contact the RLC Applied Science and Advanced Technology Division at 618-437-5321, Ext. 1261.